Ability Database

Browse Pokémon Abilities and their effects. Search by Ability name to open its detailed page.

Ability	Effect
Stench	Helps repel wild POKéMON.
Drizzle	Summons rain in battle.
Speed Boost	Gradually boosts SPEED.
Battle Armor	Blocks critical hits.
Sturdy	Negates 1-hit KO attacks.
Damp	Prevents self-destruction.
Limber	Prevents paralysis.
Sand Veil	Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
Static	Paralyzes on contact.
Volt Absorb	Turns electricity into HP.
Water Absorb	Changes water into HP.
Oblivious	Prevents attraction.
Cloud Nine	Negates weather effects.
Compound Eyes	Raises accuracy.
Insomnia	Prevents sleep.
Color Change	Changes type to foe’s move.
Immunity	Prevents poisoning.
Flash Fire	Powers up if hit by fire.
Shield Dust	Prevents added effects.
Own Tempo	Prevents confusion.
Suction Cups	Firmly anchors the body.
Intimidate	Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.
Shadow Tag	Prevents the foe’s escape.
Rough Skin	Hurts to touch.
Wonder Guard	“Super effective” hits.
Levitate	Not hit by GROUND attacks.
Effect Spore	Leaves spores on contact.
Synchronize	Passes on status problems.
Clear Body	Prevents ability reduction.
Natural Cure	Heals upon switching out.
Lightning Rod	Draws electrical moves.
Serene Grace	Promotes added effects.
Swift Swim	Raises SPEED in rain.
Chlorophyll	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in sunshine.
Illuminate	Encounter rate increases.
Trace	Copies special ability.
Huge Power	Raises ATTACK.
Poison Point	Poisons foe on contact.
Inner Focus	Prevents flinching.
Magma Armor	Prevents freezing.
Water Veil	Prevents burns.
Magnet Pull	Traps STEEL-type POKéMON.
Soundproof	Avoids sound-based moves.
Rain Dish	Slight HP recovery in rain.
Sand Stream	Summons a sandstorm.
Pressure	Raises foe’s PP usage.
Thick Fat	Heat-and-cold protection.
Early Bird	Awakens quickly from sleep.
Flame Body	Burns the foe on contact.
Run Away	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Keen Eye	Prevents loss of accuracy.
Hyper Cutter	Prevents ATTACK reduction.
Pickup	May pick up items.
Truant	Moves only every two turns.
Hustle	Trades accuracy for power.
Cute Charm	Infatuates on contact.
Plus	Powers up with MINUS.
Minus	Powers up with PLUS.
Forecast	Changes with the weather.
Sticky Hold	Prevents item theft.
Shed Skin	Heals the body by shedding.
Guts	Ups ATTACK if suffering.
Marvel Scale	Ups DEFENSE if suffering.
Liquid Ooze	Draining causes injury.
Overgrow	Ups GRASS moves in a pinch.
Blaze	Ups FIRE moves in a pinch.
Torrent	Ups WATER moves in a pinch.
Swarm	Ups BUG moves in a pinch.
Rock Head	Prevents recoil damage.
Drought	Summons sunlight in battle.
Arena Trap	Prevents fleeing.
Vital Spirit	Prevents sleep.
White Smoke	Prevents ability reduction.
Pure Power	Raises ATTACK.
Shell Armor	Blocks critical hits.
Air Lock	Negates weather effects.
Tangled Feet	Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Motor Drive	Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
Rivalry	Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
Steadfast	Raises Speed each time the Pokémon flinches.
Snow Cloak	Raises evasion in a hailstorm.
Gluttony	Encourages the early use of a held Berry.
Anger Point	Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
Unburden	Raises Speed if a held item is used.
Heatproof	Weakens the power of Fire-type moves.
Simple	The Pokémon is prone to wild stat changes.
Dry Skin	Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
Download	Adjusts power according to the foe’s ability.
Iron Fist	Boosts the power of punching moves.
Poison Heal	Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned.
Adaptability	Powers up moves of the same type.
Skill Link	Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
Hydration	Heals status problems if it is raining.
Solar Power	Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
Quick Feet	Boosts Speed if there is a status problem.
Normalize	All the Pokémon’s moves become the Normal type.
Sniper	Powers up moves if they become critical hits.
Magic Guard	The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
No Guard	Ensures the Pokémon and its foe’s attacks land.
Stall	The Pokémon moves after even slower foes.
Technician	Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
Leaf Guard	Prevents status problems in sunny weather.
Klutz	The Pokémon can’t use any held items.
Mold Breaker	Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Super Luck	Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves.
Aftermath	Damages the foe landing the finishing hit.
Anticipation	Senses the foe’s dangerous moves.
Forewarn	Determines what moves the foe has.
Unaware	Ignores any change in ability by the foe.
Tinted Lens	Powers up “not very effective” moves.
Filter	Powers down supereffective moves.
Slow Start	Temporarily halves Attack and Speed.
Scrappy	Enables moves to hit Ghost-type foes.
Storm Drain	The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves.
Ice Body	The Pokémon regains HP in a hailstorm.
Solid Rock	Powers down supereffective moves.
Snow Warning	The Pokémon summons a hailstorm in battle.
Honey Gather	The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
Frisk	The Pokémon can check the foe’s held item.
Reckless	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Multitype	Changes type to match the held Plate.
Flower Gift	Powers up party Pokémon when it is sunny.
Bad Dreams	Reduces a sleeping foe’s HP.
Pickpocket	Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.
Sheer Force	Removes added effects to increase move damage.
Contrary	Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.
Unnerve	Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries.
Defiant	When its stats are lowered its Attack increases.
Defeatist	Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less.
Cursed Body	May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
Healer	May heal an ally’s status conditions.
Friend Guard	Reduces damage done to allies.
Weak Armor	Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed.
Heavy Metal	Doubles the Pokémon’s weight.
Light Metal	Halves the Pokémon’s weight.
Multiscale	Reduces damage when HP is full.
Toxic Boost	Powers up physical attacks when poisoned.
Flare Boost	Powers up special attacks when burned.
Harvest	May create another Berry after one is used.
Telepathy	Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it.
Moody	Raises one stat and lowers another.
Overcoat	Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather.
Poison Touch	May poison targets when a Pokémon makes contact.
Regenerator	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.
Big Pecks	Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering attacks.
Sand Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in a sandstorm.
Wonder Skin	Makes status-changing moves more likely to miss.
Analytic	Boosts move power when the Pokémon moves last.
Illusion	Comes out disguised as the Pokémon in back.
Imposter	It transforms itself into the Pokémon it is facing.
Infiltrator	Passes through the foe’s barrier and strikes.
Mummy	Contact with this Pokémon spreads this Ability.
Moxie	Boosts Attack after knocking out any Pokémon.
Justified	Raises Attack when hit by a Dark-type move.
Rattled	Some move types scare it and boost its Speed.
Magic Bounce	Reflects status- changing moves.
Sap Sipper	Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.
Prankster	Gives priority to a status move.
Sand Force	Boosts certain moves’ power in a sandstorm.
Iron Barbs	Inflicts damage to the Pokémon on contact.
Zen Mode	Changes the Pokémon’s shape when HP is halved.
Victory Star	Boosts the accuracy of its allies and itself.
Turboblaze	Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.
Teravolt	Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.
Aroma Veil	Protects allies from attacks that limit their move choices.
Flower Veil	Prevents lowering of ally Grass-type Pokémon’s stats.
Cheek Pouch	Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry.
Protean	Changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s using.
Fur Coat	Halves damage from physical moves.
Magician	The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
Bulletproof	Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Competitive	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat when a stat is lowered.
Strong Jaw	The Pokémon’s strong jaw gives it tremendous biting power.
Refrigerate	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves.
Sweet Veil	Prevents itself and ally Pokémon from falling asleep.
Stance Change	The Pokémon changes form depending on how it battles.
Gale Wings	Gives priority to Flying-type moves.
Mega Launcher	Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Grass Pelt	Boosts the Defense stat in Grassy Terrain.
Symbiosis	The Pokémon can pass an item to an ally.
Tough Claws	Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves.
Gooey	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
Aerilate	Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves.
Parental Bond	Parent and child attack together.
Dark Aura	Powers up each Pokémon’s Dark-type moves.
Fairy Aura	Powers up each Pokémon’s Fairy-type moves.
Aura Break	The effects of “Aura” Abilities are reversed.
Primordial Sea	Affects weather and nullifies any Fire-type attacks.
Desolate Land	Affects weather and nullifies any Water-type attacks.
Delta Stream	Affects weather and eliminates all of the Flying type’s weaknesses.
Stamina	Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack.
Wimp Out	The Pokémon cowardly switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Emergency Exit	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Water Compaction	Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat sharply when hit by a Water-type move.
Merciless	The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
Shields Down	When its HP becomes half or less, the Pokémon’s shell breaks and it becomes aggressive.
Stakeout	Doubles the damage dealt to the target’s replacement if the target switches out.
Water Bubble	Lowers the power of Fire-type moves done to the Pokémon and prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Steelworker	Powers up Steel-type moves.
Berserk	Boosts the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to become half or less.
Slush Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a hailstorm.
Long Reach	The Pokémon uses its moves without making contact with the target.
Liquid Voice	All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
Triage	Gives priority to a healing move.
Galvanize	Normal-type moves become Electric-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
Surge Surfer	Doubles the Pokémon’s Speed stat on Electric Terrain.
Schooling	When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.
Disguise	Once per battle, the shroud that covers the Pokémon can protect it from an attack.
Battle Bond	Defeating an opposing Pokémon strengthens the Pokémon’s bond with its Trainer, and it becomes Ash-Greninja. Water Shuriken gets more powerful.
Power Construct	Other Cells gather to aid when its HP becomes half or less. Then the Pokémon changes its form to Complete Forme.
Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it’s a Steel or Poison type.
Comatose	It’s always drowsing and will never wake up. It can attack without waking up.
Queenly Majesty	Its majesty pressures the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves.
Innards Out	Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit by the amount equal to its last HP.
Dancer	When another Pokémon uses a dance move, it can use a dance move following it regardless of its Speed.
Battery	Powers up ally Pokémon’s special moves.
Fluffy	Halves the damage taken from moves that make direct contact, but doubles that of Fire-type moves.
Dazzling	Surprises the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves.
Soul Heart	Boosts its Sp. Atk stat every time a Pokémon faints.
Tangling Hair	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
Receiver	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
Power Of Alchemy	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
Beast Boost	The Pokémon boosts its most proficient stat each time it knocks out a Pokémon.
Rks System	Changes the Pokémon’s type to match the memory disc it holds.
Electric Surge	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Psychic Surge	Turns the ground into Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Misty Surge	Turns the ground into Misty Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Grassy Surge	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Full Metal Body	Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
Shadow Shield	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
Prism Armor	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Neuroforce	Powers up moves that are super effective.
Intrepid Sword	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Dauntless Shield	Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Libero	Changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use.
Ball Fetch	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.
Cotton Down	When the Pokémon is hit by an attack, it scatters cotton fluff around and lowers the Speed stat of all Pokémon except itself.
Propeller Tail	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon’s Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Mirror Armor	Bounces back only the stat-lowering effects that the Pokémon receives.
Gulp Missile	When the Pokémon uses Surf or Dive, it will come back with prey. When it takes damage, it will spit out the prey to attack.
Stalwart	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon’s Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Steam Engine	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat drastically if hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Punk Rock	Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.
Sand Spit	The Pokémon creates a sandstorm when it’s hit by an attack.
Ice Scales	The Pokémon is protected by ice scales, which halve the damage taken from special moves.
Ripen	Ripens Berries and doubles their effect.
Ice Face	The Pokémon’s ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon’s appearance. The ice will be restored when it hails.
Power Spot	Just being next to the Pokémon powers up moves.
Mimicry	Changes the Pokémon’s type depending on the terrain.
Screen Cleaner	When the Pokémon enters a battle, the effects of Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil are nullified for both opposing and ally Pokémon.
Steely Spirit	Powers up ally Pokémon’s Steel-type moves.
Perish Body	When hit by a move that makes direct contact, the Pokémon and the attacker will faint after three turns unless they switch out of battle.
Wandering Spirit	The Pokémon exchanges Abilities with a Pokémon that hits it with a move that makes direct contact.
Gorilla Tactics	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.
Neutralizing Gas	If the Pokémon with Neutralizing Gas is in the battle, the effects of all Pokémon’s Abilities will be nullified or will not be triggered.
Pastel Veil	Protects the Pokémon and its ally Pokémon from being poisoned.
Hunger Switch	The Pokémon changes its form, alternating between its Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode after the end of each turn.
Quick Draw	Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.
Unseen Fist	If the Pokémon uses moves that make direct contact, it can attack the target even if the target protects itself.
Curious Medicine	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it scatters medicine from its shell, which removes all stat changes from allies.
Transistor	Powers up Electric-type moves.
Dragons Maw	Powers up Dragon-type moves.
Chilling Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a chilling neigh, which boosts its Attack stat.
Grim Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a terrifying neigh, which boosts its Sp. Atk stat.
As One Glastrier	This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex’s Unnerve Ability and Glastrier’s Chilling Neigh Ability.
As One Spectrier	This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex’s Unnerve Ability and Spectrier’s Grim Neigh Ability.
Lingering Aroma	Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker's Ability to Lingering Aroma.
Seed Sower	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.
Thermal Exchange	Boosts the Attack stat when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire-type move. The Pokémon also cannot be burned.
Anger Shell	When an attack causes its HP to drop to half or less, the Pokémon gets angry. This lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
Purifying Salt	The Pokémon's pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.
Well Baked Body	The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Fire-type moves. Instead, its Defense stat is sharply boosted.
Wind Rider	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat if Tailwind takes effect or if the Pokémon is hit by a wind move. The Pokémon also takes no damage from wind moves.
Guard Dog	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat if intimidated. Moves and items that would force the Pokémon to switch out also fail to work.
Rocky Payload	Powers up Rock-type moves.
Wind Power	The Pokémon becomes charged when it is hit by a wind move, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.
Zero To Hero	The Pokémon transforms into its Hero Form when it switches out.
Commander	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it goes inside the mouth of an ally Dondozo if one is on the field. The Pokémon then issues commands from there.
Electromorphosis	The Pokémon becomes charged when it takes damage, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.
Protosynthesis	Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Quark Drive	Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Good As Gold	A body of pure, solid gold gives the Pokémon full immunity to other Pokémon's status moves.
Vessel Of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon's ruinous vessel lowers the Sp. Atk stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Sword Of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon's ruinous sword lowers the Defense stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Tablets Of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon's ruinous wooden tablets lowers the Attack stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Beads Of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon's ruinous beads lowers the Sp. Def stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Orichalcum Pulse	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle. The ancient pulse thrumming through the Pokémon also boosts its Attack stat in harsh sunlight.
Hadron Engine	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle. The futuristic engine within the Pokémon also boosts its Sp. Atk stat on Electric Terrain.
Opportunist	If an opponent's stat is boosted, the Pokémon seizes the opportunity to boost the same stat for itself.
Cud Chew	When the Pokémon eats a Berry, it will regurgitate that Berry at the end of the next turn and eat it one more time.
Sharpness	Powers up slicing moves.
Supreme Overlord	When the Pokémon enters a battle, its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are slightly boosted for each of the allies in its party that have already been defeated.
Costar	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it copies an ally's stat changes.
Toxic Debris	Scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves.
Armor Tail	The mysterious tail covering the Pokémon's head makes opponents unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.
Earth Eater	If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Mycelium Might	The Pokémon will always act more slowly when using status moves, but these moves will be unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
Minds Eye	The Pokémon ignores changes to opponents' evasiveness, its accuracy can't be lowered, and it can hit Ghost types with Normal-type and Fighting-type moves
Supersweet Syrup	Lowers the evasion of opposing Pokémon by 1 stage when first sent into battle
Hospitality	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it showers its ally with hospitality, restoring a small amount of the ally's HP
Toxic Chain	The power of the Pokémon's toxic chain may badly poison any target the Pokémon hits with a move
Embody Aspect	The Pokémon's heart fills with memories, causing the Mask to shine and one of the Pokémon's stats to be boosted.
Tera Shift	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it absorbs the energy around itself and transforms into its Terastal Form.
Tera Shell	The Pokémon's shell contains the powers of each type. All damage-dealing moves that hit the Pokémon when its HP is full will not be very effective.
Teraform Zero	When Terapagos changes into its Stellar Form, it uses its hidden powers to eliminate all effects of weather and terrain, reducing them to zero.
Poison Puppeteer	Pokémon poisoned by Pecharunt's moves will also become confused.
Eelevate	No description.
Fire Mane	No description.
Piercing Drill	When the Pokémon uses contact moves, it can hit even targets that are protecting themselves, dealing 1/4 of the damage that the move would otherwise deal. Everything aside from the target's protective effects is still triggered.
Dragonize	The Pokémon's Normal-type moves become Dragon-type moves and their power is boosted by 20%.
Mega Sol	Even when the sunlight has not turned harsh, the Pokémon can use its moves as if the weather were harsh sunlight.
Spicy Spray	When the Pokémon takes damage from a move, it burns the attacker.